Renault owners have filed 34 complaints with NHTSA across 2 models. On average the car was 9.33 years old when the problem happened, and 3.7% of reports fall inside the first three years — while the factory warranty was still running.
What breaks on Renault
The systems Renault owners report most, and how often each failure ended in a crash.
| System | Complaints | Share of Renault | Ended in a crash |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visibility | 61.8% | 0% | |
| Power Train | 8.8% | 33.3% | |
| Fuel System, Gasoline | 5.9% | 0% | |
| Seats | 5.9% | 0% | |
| Structure | 2.9% | 0% | |
| Steering | 2.9% | 100% | |
| Seat Belts | 2.9% | 0% | |
| Engine And Engine Cooling | 2.9% | 100% |
When Renault problems show up
| Measure | Value | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Average age at failure | 9.33 years | How old the car was when the problem happened |
| Reported inside 3 years | 3.7% | Share of complaints filed while the factory warranty was likely still running |
| Complaints describing a crash | 3 | Of 34 total |
| Complaints describing a fire | 2 | Of 34 total |
A low average age does not automatically mean a fragile car: a brand with a young fleet on the road will always skew early. Read it next to the share reported inside three years.
Which Renault models draw the most complaints
Volume follows sales, so a bestseller will always top this list. The columns worth reading are age at failure and how many reports ended in a crash.
What Renault owners report
Grouped by the system owners named. Open any row for the full reports, in their own words — one per model so the same fault does not repeat.
Visibility 21 Read
Involved in recall for cooling system/heater core, recall no 88V087000/541 received on 4/95, has not had repairs done, dealer is not willing to set an appt
Owner had work preformed on vehicle due to recall concerning heater core. Recall work was completed and this resulted in heater core meltdown. Owner is very concerned about this problem
Power Train 3
Detailed owner reports aren't available for this category.
Fuel System, Gasoline 2 Read
Defective fuel tank.*mr the vehicle leaked gas from the fuel tank even though there was no evidence of rust or damage. The dealer suggested the fuel tank was poor manufacturing. The consumer requested a refund for the replacement tank
Seats 2
Detailed owner reports aren't available for this category.
Structure 1
Detailed owner reports aren't available for this category.
Steering 1
Detailed owner reports aren't available for this category.
Seat Belts 1
Detailed owner reports aren't available for this category.
Engine And Engine Cooling 1
Detailed owner reports aren't available for this category.
Unverified owner reports filed with NHTSA. Percentages are shares of all 34 Renault complaints.
Renault against the rest
| Measure | Where Renault sits | Out of |
|---|---|---|
| By complaint volume | #0 | 29 brands with 3,000+ complaints |
| By age at failure (later is better) | #0 | 29 brands |
| Complaints ending in a crash | 8.8% | across all 34 reports |
Ranking by volume says more about how many cars a brand sells than about how they hold up. Age at failure is the fairer of the two.
Compare Renault with the rest
Renault problems by model
2 Renault models have owner complaints on file. Pick one for its worst years, failing systems and what owners actually wrote.
Owners reported these. Find out if yours is one of them.
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How we count
Every figure here comes from complaints owners filed with NHTSA — 1,100,006 of them, covering 1,982 models built between 1981 and 2026.
A complaint is an unverified report: someone wrote down what happened to their car. It is not a confirmed defect and not a recall. What makes the volume useful is the pattern — when thousands of owners of the same build describe the same failure, that is a signal no marketing brochure will give you.
Two things we do that the source does not. First, we compute the age of the car at the moment of failure from the incident date and the model year. Second, we group complaints by the first 11 characters of the VIN — the production series — so a bad plant run does not disappear into a model-wide average.
Frequently asked questions
How reliable is Renault?
Owners have filed 34 complaints across 2 Renault models. On its own that number reflects how many Renault cars are on the road — compare the average age at failure (9.33 years) instead.
What breaks most often on a Renault?
The most reported system is Visibility with 21 complaints.
Do Renault problems show up under warranty?
3.7% of Renault complaints describe something that happened in the first three years, while the factory warranty was likely still running.
Which Renault model has the most complaints?
See the model list above — each card shows its complaint count, and the model page breaks it down by year and by system.